A THREE-PIECE SILVER DEMITASSE SERVICE WITH TRAY

MARKED TIFFANY & CO., 1935-1938

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A THREE-PIECE SILVER DEMITASSE SERVICE WITH TRAY
Marked Tiffany & Co., 1935-1938
Comprising: coffee pot, cream jug, sugar bowl and fitted tray, the coffee pot tapering rectagular with angular spout and handle, the flat hinged cover with rectangular finial, the cream and sugar of matching form, the rectangular tray with stepped decoration at each end and recessed to fit the service.
The coffee pot 9¼in. (23.5cm.) high; the tray 12¼in. (31cm.) long; total gross weight 64oz. (2003gr.) (4)

Lot Essay

Probably designed for Tiffany's display at the 1939 New York World's Fair, this demitasse service embodies the sleek new International style, which was in stark contrast to the Colonial Revival style popular during the 1920's and 1930's. Drawing inspiration from the modern ocean liners and soaring skyscrapers of the 1930s, Tiffany began production of silver in the modern taste in preparation for the World's Fair and for Tiffany's centennial in 1937.

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